Sakesphorus canadensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-crested antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in tropical South America in Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, and Peru.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the black-crested antshrike in his Ornithologie based on a specimen that he mistakenly believed had been collected in Canada. He used the French name La Pie-Griesche de Canada and the Latin name Lanius Canadensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognized by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson in his Ornithologie. One of these was the black-crested antshrike. Linnaeus included a brief description, used the binomial name Lanius canadensis and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus Sakesphorus that was erected by the British ornithologist Charles Chubb in 1918.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Antshrike sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Antshrike in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crested Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-crested Antshrike sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Black-crested Antshrike that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Barred Antshrike (about 20%), Plain Antvireo (about 20%) and Slaty Antwren (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crested Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (31 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
